Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

WWL; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

WWL NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting Registered Nurses to join the Emergency Department at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, Wigan. Posts are advertised as internal rotation on a 7-day rota including days, evenings, nights and weekends; various hours include 37.5, 36, and fixed-term 36 or 30 hours.

We welcome experienced nurses and final year students; induction support is provided by the ED Clinical Educator, with potential future permanency and teaching opportunities across WWL.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Experience in Emergency Department settings is desirable.
• Willingness to participate in a 7-day rotating rota and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of nursing care to patients.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Adhere to NMC Code of Conduct and Trust policies.
• Complete timely patient documentation and maintain records.
• Participate in audits and evidence-based practice development.
• Support induction and development of new staff and students.

Skills

NMC registered

ED experience

Rotation shifts

Education

RGN

Job description

Main area Medicine Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

36 hours per week (7 day rota including days, evenings, nights and weekends) Job ref 302-26-8287379-L-EMC-A

Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Town Wigan Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2026 23:59

People at the Heart. One Team. Your Career at WWL.

Job overview

We are recruiting Registered Nurses to join our busy Emergency Department at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan. The posts are advertised as an internal rotation, on a 7 day rota including days, evenings, nights and weekends. Applicants are offered the chance to develop their skills, talents, and competencies across key acute emergency areas.

We would be delighted to receive interest from experienced nurses, and from final year nursing students approaching qualification. As a new starter you are supported by our ED Clinical Educator who will assist your Induction, training and development .

Please note this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of suitable applications are received.

Candidates will be required to present original certificates for qualifications at interview stage.

We have various hours we are recruiting to via this advert, including:

• 1 x 37.50 hour permanent
• 1 x 36 hour permanent position
• 1 x 36 hour fixed term until August 2027 (secondment cover)
• 1 x 30 hour fixed term until May 2027 (secondment cover)

Full and part time contract wills be considered. We also have other vacancies coming up in this department. Applicants may also be considered for similar positions across our organisation.

NHS Employees considered for temporary roles will be required to secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. Whilst these posts are advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that they may become permanent in the future, without the need to be re-advertised.

We are looking for who have experience working in NMC registered roles. Those with NHS experience ( student placement/voluntary/employment) will be considered.

Main duties of the job

At WWL NHS Foundation Trust we are proud that we care for our people as much as our patients and that’s why we’d love you to join us. Within our Emergency Department we pride ourselves on providing outstanding nursing care.

Working with us would give you the opportunity to develop skills in resus, majors, triage, Initial Senior and Treatment and rotation into the Urgent Treatment Centre to work alongside our Emergency Nurse Practitioners. We are excited to be able to offer newly appointed staff an Emergency Care Preceptorship under the guidance of our Clinical Educator.

We work closely with the ambulance service and specialist teams both within the hospital and in the community to ensure that we provide the right care, at the right time.

Working for our organisation

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

• People at the Heart
• Listen and Involve
• Kind and Respectful

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide the highest standards of care to our patients.
• Performs well within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Upholds NMC Code of Conduct.
• Adheres to Trust policies and procedures
• Participate in all aspects of multidisciplinary audit.
• Participate in the development and application of evidence based practice within care delivery.
• To complete patient documentation and undertake record keeping in a timely manner, ensuring that all entries are accurate and legible and that information systems are maintained.
• To provide information as required, including notification of adverse events and accidents to patients, staff and visitors.

Planning and Organisational Duties

• Accountable for nursing practice and takes every opportunity to sustain and improve his/her knowledge and professional competence
• Participates in the assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care relevant to patients within sphere of responsibility and under supervision.
• To be sensitive to the needs of the patients in relation to curtesy , privacy and dignity
• To be familiar with and adhere to Trust and Divisional objectives, policies, guidelines and current legislation.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• In conjunction with senior nursing staff and specialist nurses participate in the setting/monitoring and evaluation of standards of care to patients.
• To communicate effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and high quality care is provided to all patients
• Maintain effective working relationships with ward colleagues particularly those highlighted within the organisational chart above

Responsibility for Finance

• To be aware of resources and give high quality cost effective care.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• Adhere to Trust policies and maintenance of the professional Code of Conduct.
• In conjunction with the ward manager, participate in induction programmes, introducing new staff to the ward and their duties.
• Participate in undertaking Appraisals/PDR’s for members of the support staff.

Responsibility for Teaching

• Take personal responsibility for developing and maintain own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in conjunction with NMC guidance
• Attend mandatory training as directed by Trust
• In conjunction with the ward manager, help create and maintain a suitable learning environment for staff and students and act as a mentor in the supervision and teach of less experienced staff.
• To develop own teaching skills and participate in education programmes supervising unqualified nurses and students as directed

Person specification

Additional

• Flexible and positive approach to work
• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Knowledge of evidence based practice
• Understanding of research/audit
• Knowledge of emergency care
• Experience of audit / Research Understanding of resource management
• Understanding of education/student requirements

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to maintain and improve standards of care
• Ability to challenge unacceptable behaviour or practice in a professional context
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• IT Skills

Experience

• Experience of working on own and as a member of a team
• Previous experience in caring environment
• Experience in A&E
• Evidence of teaching and Assessing with a clinical environment
• Experience of clinical supervision

Qualifications

• RGN
• Recent evidence of continuing professional development
• Teaching and Assessing Course
• Degree /Diploma Studies
• Specialists Skills Course, such as critical care

Our preferred method of application is online. If you experience any difficulties submitting your application, please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 773823 for support.

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On-Call

Please note that some roles may require participation in an on-call rota, particularly those that are operational in nature.

WWL is part of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. We recognise continuous or 'unbroken' service from any Greater Manchester Local Authority, NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. This ensures access to our service-related benefits.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Lauren Clay Job title Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01942 773436 Additional information

Tina Finch

Unit leader

01942 773357

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